The present invention relates to a floating wind energy harvesting apparatus for offshore installation, comprising an elongated wind turbine body extending along a longitudinal wind turbine body axis; at least one blade attached to the wind turbine body for converting wind energy to rotation of the wind turbine body around the longitudinal wind turbine body axis; an energy converter coupled to the wind turbine body for converting the rotation of the wind turbine body to electrical energy; and a braking arrangement for controllably reducing a rotational speed of the wind turbine body. The braking arrangement comprises an inlet; an outlet; a water transporting arrangement coupled to the wind turbine body to transport water from the inlet to the outlet in response to rotation of the wind turbine body; and an access control arrangement for controllably preventing water from passing through the water transporting arrangement.


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    Title :

    FLOATING WIND ENERGY HARVESTING APPARATUS WITH BRAKING ARRANGEMENT, AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A ROTATIONAL SPEED OF THE APPARATUS.


    Additional title:

    SCHWIMMENDE WINDENERGIEGEWINNUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT BREMSANORDNUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINER DREHZAHL DER VORRICHTUNG
    APPAREIL FLOTTANT DE COLLECTE D'ÉNERGIE ÉOLIENNE DOTÉ D'UN AGENCEMENT DE FREINAGE, ET PROCÉDÉ DE COMMANDE D'UNE VITESSE DE ROTATION DE CET APPAREIL.


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    Publication date :

    2020-07-08


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS / B63B Schiffe oder sonstige Wasserfahrzeuge , SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS